Network analysis, architecture, and design

Abstract

In this chapter, the author will first introduce in Section 4.1 a brief overview of various approaches and processes for network analysis, architecture, and design. Details of the network analysis, architecture, and design processes will be sequentially presented in Sections 4.2-4.4.As a typical network-design model, the hierarchical design approach will be discussed in detail in Section 4.5 along with its layers in Section 4.6. Various network-design approaches and their evolution will be summarized in Section 4.7. Finally, Section 4.8 will provide further discussion on network management and security.